City: Guangdong
Top Things to do in Guangdong
Top Hotels in Guangdong
- 1. InterContinental Shenzhen
- 2. Sofitel Foshan
- 3. InterContinental Guangzhou Exhibition Center
- 4. Crowne Plaza Shenzhen Nanshan, an IHG hotel
- 5. Sheraton Shenzhen Nanshan
- 6. Crowne Plaza Shenzhen Futian, an IHG hotel
- 7. Holiday Inn Guangzhou Airport Zone, an IHG hotel
- 8. Crowne Plaza Zhuhai City Center
- 9. Shenzhen Marriott Hotel Nanshan
- 10. Shangri-La Shenzhen
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10 Things to do Good for Kids in Guangdong That You Shouldn't Miss
Guangdong (Chinese: 广东) is a province in South China, located on the South China Sea coast. Traditionally romanised as Kwangtung, Guangdong surpassed Henan and Sichuan to become the most populous province in China in January 2005, registering 79.1 million permanent residents and 31 million migrants who lived in the province for at least six months of the year; the total population was 104,303,132 in the 2010 census, accounting for 7.79 percent of Mainland China's population. This also makes it the most populous first-level administrative subdivision of any country outside the former British Raj, as its population is surpassed only by those of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the Indian states of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. The provincial capital Guangzhou and economic hub Shenzhen are among the most populous and important cities in China. The population increase since the census has been modest, the province at 2015 had 108,500,000 people.
Restaurants in Guangdong
1. Shamian Island
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,950 reviews
This lovely, tree-lined neighborhood bordering the Pearl River was once home to foreign merchants, and today is a laid-back area ideal for strolling or stopping for a meal or cup of tea.
Reviewed By TheUhlmen - Yakima, United States
We stopped by after hearing about this area of town from plenty of other folks. We took a cab over from our hotel- roughly 15 minutes - and walked around for about 2 hours. Even at 9 am in the summer, it’s hot! We went through plenty of water and even found a 7-11 where we got a slurpee! I hadn’t had one is about 20 years, but that cools to the core! The white swan hotel, the fingerprinting guy at Helen’s place and the fabled friendship garden statues were all on the agenda and made for a good morning. We got plenty of souvenirs at Michael’s place and worked up an appetite sweating the rest of the morning! Takeaways - the maps here are not helpful and things can be hard to find. If you can map things out s bit beforehand, it’s worth it...or just get on WiFi. A great half day excursion that can go, basically as long as you want it to! Worth checking out for sure!
2. Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 434 reviews
Reviewed By SeeMoreLiveMore - Singapore, Singapore
An interesting place showcasing the history of the greater region before it became a part of China proper. Museum has many artefacts and is well-presented. The mausoleum on the grounds is simpler, but nonetheless, a good visit paired with the museum.
3. Baiyun Mountain
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 954 reviews
Reviewed By KodoDrummer - Yekaterinburg, Russia
We climbed to the top of Baiyun Mountain, enjoyed the super-good fresh air, and the energizing hike.
4. Xiqiao Mountain National Forest Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 139 reviews
Reviewed By Ailton007 - Seattle, United States
National forest park and national geological park with lots of hiking options, gardens (peach, bamboo etc.) and the Buddha as main attraction. Ask before you go on one of the buses which direction, they take different turns sometimes. Great for taking pictures and there's some amazing views as well. We spend roughly 3 hours there but you can easily take a day to visit this attraction!
5. Lychee Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 166 reviews
Known among locals as Shenzhen’s “Central Park” this gorgeous green space provides both respite from the noise of the city and a picture-perfect view of Shenzhen’s skyscrapers in the distance. Don't leave without buying a bag of lychees, which grow on the park’s trees.
6. Chimelong Safari Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,387 reviews
Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park wild animal world belongs to the first batch of the national, Guangzhou's only national 5A scenic spot tourism resort, located in Panyu, Guangzhou. The park with large populations of wild animal breeding and self driving ornamental features, known as the most China international standard of national wild animal zoo, is the world's population, up to the wild animal theme park. 6 highlights waiting for you to explore: long long wild animal world 4 highlights, the paradise of rare animals, self driving tours of animals, animals, animals to grab the eye, animal science base, leading the industry trend.
Reviewed By keeganmama - Hong Kong, China
First time for me to visit any zoos in China and it impressed me big time! This is a great way to visit the zoo- in AC and at your whole pace. You don’t have to be in the sun and walk 10K steps to see different animal! I personally much prefer this than any other zoo, by the way it’s a well managed zoo too!
7. Chimelong International Circus
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 664 reviews
This 90-minute show is a mixture of The House of Dancing Water and the typical animal circus. The acts take place on and off stage and over the audience.
Reviewed By purple-lallang - Singapore, Singapore
We enjoyed this show very much. Do arrive early as it's free seating for the cheapest sector tickets. We took the free shuttle bus from the metro station to the circus venue. The pre show entertainment starts at 7 pm. A very enjoyable show not to be missed. Bought our tickets thru klook with easy redemption at the admission tkt counters.
8. Qifeng Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 129 reviews
Reviewed By wackyruss2015 - Dongguan, China
Qifeng Park is located right down the street where we live at the Green Return Garden in DongCheng. This park is INCREDIBLE and I feel like I'm Indiana Jones every time my family and I enter this jungle of a park! At night bats swoop down from the trees to catch mosquitos. After it rains you can find ENORMOUS snails slithering about. You an feed bright orange and yellow koi fish at the huge pond. There is a HUGE temple straight out of some Kung Fu Movie. We even found a SECOND temple complex hidden on one of the side roads that has a HUGE reclining Buddha like in Bangkok!!!! The Red Lantern at the top of the hill is incredible. This park has it all. It's like exploring ancient temples in a jungle.
9. Chimelong Paradise
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 731 reviews
From 2006 opening date, Chimelong Paradise joy to the world to complete a great change - from the 1 era of hardware to the theme of the times to meet the theme of experience as the center of the 3 era. From the 2012 opening of the New Asia indoor scene exploration project "Forest Temple" to the world's top the world's first "Star battle", the long long joy in the world to produce a satisfactory answer to the world theme amusement market.
Reviewed By AdamIhsan
Considering I just came from Shanghai Disneyland, this theme park is bliss. Fast rides requires a minimum height of 1.4m, and thus there are no children in many queues. Queue time was on average 5-20 minutes tops, skip the express pass. If you are a family with small kids, there are numerous interesting kid rides and all age appropriate shows (magic/action/etc) throughout the day. Food carts options are limited and bland, but not too pricey. There are more than 3 high speed coasters, and a lot of 360 spin rides. Particularly enjoyed the spinning U-track ride and spinning frisbee ride. If you are a coaster enthusiast, the rides will be meh at best. But not having to queue hours however, means you can spam your favourite rides. Consider getting the Theme Park + Circus combo at 530/640 ish yuan, depending on non-peak/peak days. Circus is amazing. You can spend around 5 hours in the park and clear most rides/ shows. I came at 1 and managed to watch all shows and all major rides just in time. The park closes at 6pm, so plan your time well. Above average rides and below average queuing times makes this a better than average theme park. Also, there are many cute girls in the park, just putting it out there.
10. Shunde Qinghui Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 116 reviews
Reviewed By F1913QYgloriag - Hong Kong, China
This is one of the four most famous gardens in Guangdong. I found everything I could expect from a traditional Chinese garden here. I think it was the early autumn when I visited, and most plants were green. It is not hard to imagine how beautiful the garden will be when most of the flowers bloom in Spring or Summer. I visited on a weekday, so there were some people, not a big crowd. It is relaxing and peaceful. Besides, there are huge kois in the pond, and I guess there are kois all along, so there is a Hui Su (灰塑) of kois on the wall. Vivid and catching. I know Chinese and had mobile data available, so I followed the garden's WeChat account and got some sort of “guided tour” or some more introduction about the architectures and so on. Entrance fee is RMB15. If you are 65 years old or above, you pay RMB7 only (remember to bring some document).
